Home / 5,501,522.40-8,236,537.20-4,871,666.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,501,522.40, 8,236,537.20 and 4,871,666.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,501,522.40, 8,236,537.20 and 4,871,666.40 is: 7,293,555.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,501,522.40 : 8,236,537.20 = 4,871,666.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,501,522.40/8,236,537.20 = 4,871,666.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,501,522.40x = 8,236,537.20 × 4,871,666.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,501,522.40x = 40,125,661,529,590.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,125,661,529,590.09/5,501,522.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,293,555.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.